Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-14
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Mththnery-Out-d0Or Garments Lace
Dresses - Trimmings ParasOIs--
Household Notes.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
New YoRK, April 5.---A notable feature
In millinery is the union of velvet and
talle not only in trimming but in the
making Of bonnets, ns for example,
where Tho crown is of velvet with tulIe
front or the front is of sbirred velvet
with crown OF puffed tulle. The most
marked innovation is perhaps, however,
an Introduction OF lace or embroidered
kerchiefs which serve both as material
and trimming for the latter purpose, one
being caught by the middle and arranged
with the four corners bristling in front as
an adjunct TO the tall bouquet, or where
q second kerchief in great part composes
the bonnet. Lace is constantly disposed
likewise in the high rising piquancy of
front garniture, the central thought to
which all other thoughts subordinate and
for the production Of which, whether in
direct or roundabout fashion, they minis.
ter. Both lace and embroidery are freely
used, to say nothing of ribbons the
satin-faced velvet, faille, moire, satin,
velvet with feather edge, fancy striped,
plaided or checked, gauze with picot edge
or metal. But every trimming takes
secondary position when compared with
beads. From bonnets entirely OF beads,
TO those where slight admixtures glitter,
there are all gradations but cluster them
never 80 thickly, bespangle them never
80 lavishly, you cannot oyerdo the matter.
THE SMALL WRAPS
very short at the back with long mantilla
ends in front are another evidence of how
many beads can be put on limited ex-
panse of material. For the most part
they are of velvet that is seen in such
glimpses az remain after the placing of
front pieces that touch shoulder pieces
and shoulder pieces that are made akin by
the extended back piece the chef dseuvre
Of the display and effectually preventing
the comfort of support against any thing.
IL must not be touched too roughly for
feat of injury. Rich and broad passe-
menteries sometimes do duty ON the
much enduring velvet wrap and there are
wraps of passementerie so inwrought by
beads that no inch of space looks forth.
But colored velvet heavily trimmed by
colored beads, takes first position although
black velvet ornsmented by jet is in great
demand Jackets, ,newmarkets and ragians
complete the list of outdoor garments.
ooLoRED BEADS
take the lead in trimmings and, like let,
are brought out in plastrons, shoulder
pieces, long side pieces, passementeries,
independent ornaments and sweeping net
works that drape skirts. But combination
costumes are in such remarkable vogue
that trimmings suffer. Que may have a
costume or two elaborately garntured by
beads, but the unitings of checks, plaids,
and stripes with one another or with
plain goods, afford 80 much of the
unique and novel, that fashion goes OF to
them as to a feast OF fat things For
woods, nevertheless, there are open work
woolen galloons, which tailor-made
dresses have lost nothing in prestige, the
idea extending to silks where heavy
surahs woven diagonally and with hair
lines, are made up in the severe sim
plicity of tailor suits.
LACE DRESSES
will be very much worn, and this is not
surprising since they are becoming to
every one, are lasting, graceful, capable
of much redraping, veil conveniently the
worn silk of former season or cause the
cneap ci i siis below below 20 iook the handsome
thing IL Is not. To many female heart
there is fascination in this fact, and
women will spend more in the endeayor
to mako a cheap or worn out thing "do,' -
than now or good thing would cost, as
some thrifty housekeepers will spend
more in utilizing stale bread in the form
Of pudding, than fresh dessert from the
pastry cooks would cost, time and
trouble thrown in. Be that as 1t may,
lace dresses have high stand and with
lace parasol to match, will compose sty-
lish outfits for summer hotsl piazzas the
more so since lace parasols are very
fashionable, though less numerous be-
cause more expensive than the checked
silk which are all the 60. Every variety
of color is shown; grave tints for the
grave, gay for the gay, and with long
ferule and ribbon bow on the handle,
they form when closed, pretty walking
sticks.
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
Some well. known infants' foods are
simply bread baked and powdered while
others are composed of malt sugar, quite
as apt TO produce fermentation as ordi.
nary sugar. Professor Stutzer food
analyst for Rhemish Russia, however,
pronouuoes Carnrick's Soluble Food for
infants as greatly superior to all others,
Marion Harland, the editor of Bdbytood, !,
saved her grandchild's life with il, after
trying all the principal foods in the
market. Mothers everywhere should
know that il is really a substitute for
natures nourishment since, while largely
composed of COWS milk, the cheesy por-
tion is partially digested to render 1t as
digesiible as human milk.
Fashion in china runs wholly to color,
but prices are now very moderate, since
complete dinner and tea set OF French
china, prettily decorated, costs only sou.
At higher figures come sets of cream and
gilt, and royal blue is handsome and
fashionable. At the Stewart sale, besides
the silver service, there was q medallion
set, one of royal blue and third Of
French china gilt.
Mattings this spring are brought out in
cheerful colors and patterns almost as
elaborate as carpets. There are squares
outlined by crimson, blue or green, with
circular figures of the same inside. Less
complicated designs show colored crosi
bars, and taken altogether there is
marked advance in the direction of orna-
ment. Green is in most favor, because
cool looking.
Ingram carpets arc woven in small pat
terms and subdued colors, producing ta'
greater refinement OF effect than formerly
Rugs were never in so great demand, anc
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